Of all days, the challenge started today when we had a pancake breakfast to start the day and a spaghetti dinner to attend for the evening meal.
But I did real well. Ate only one pancake with a little sugar free syrup and two small sausage li... Read more

And we have so much for which to be thankful! Went to Community Thanksgiving services last evening and the ministers really pointed out how much we can be thankful for.
We will join 4 other couples to have dinner at one of the park models. ... Read more

I just wrote this on one of my team's chat threads, then thought, "Why not make it a blog?"
Why do I always have so much I want/need to do?
Even on vacation I strive to get as much done as possible:
Work on computer
Get Thanksgiving c... Read more

Did you watch Shrek tonight on NBC? I do not watch much TV, but did watch Shrek since my nephew was responsible for all of the animation. He is 30 years old and a supervisor for Dreamworks. We are all very proud of his accomplishments.... Read more

I never peeled sweet potatoes in my many years of cooking, always baked them as my mother did. Today I peeled 3 very large ones (we got fresh ones from sweet potato farmer in NC) and those three, all cubed, made a 6 qt. pan 3/4 full. Cooked qui... Read more

Never had such a hard time before when out of town. I don't have good internet connections, keep getting kicked off, working with the computer on my lap, rainy, cold weather making it hard to walk along with little time when visiting family and... Read more

Just had my tea and a 110 calorie bagel with cream cheese for breakfast.
But for lunch, I totally blew it as son who does catering brought food to his sister's.
In the backyard he set up his deep frying equipment and we had fresh Lake Erie p... Read more

Several times recently I have taken time to go to Spark Pages for the MOD only to discover they have a closed Spark Page. Why would SP direct us to their pages when only their friends are able to visit the site.
This makes it bad for other ... Read more

Yes, I did, but I was polite enough to wheel it to the manager at the desk and give it to him.
Many times I have felt like doing this when the lines were exceptionally long, but made it through.
We had been away for 4 days and I needed ... Read more

When my best friend, who lives in W PA, was telling me about her uncle and wife who were visiting from the Deep South, she told how they were really into exercise and healthy food. Then she added, "They are even worse than you".
Now how do I ... Read more

Tomorrow we are leaving for about 11 days. I will have control of the cooking for most of that time, but will also be cooking for house guests for about 5 days. It will be a real challenge for me to stick to my program, but I am determined as ... Read more

I have been confused over the simplest thing lately.
At the end of the day when I get my Nutrition Tracker Feedback, I am almost always short on carbs. But then when I get the Nutrition Report (in the graph), it shows I have gone above my car... Read more